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MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 15, 2025

492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $351.23/cwt -10.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,182/hd at 621 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $381.77/cwt +5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,207/hd at 578 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $391.71/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,044/hd at 522 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 492 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 unweaned 287 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,406 -17.00
290 290 3 452.50 $452.50 $1,312 —
410–430 420 6 436.00–446.00 $441.12 $1,853 —
440 unweaned 440 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,892 -26.85
462–495 473 19 399.00–429.00 $421.44 $1,993 -5.56
502–542 518 20 372.00–414.00 $398.39 $2,064 -6.95
531 unweaned 531 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,991 -23.83
560–590 574 25 378.00–395.00 $387.30 $2,223 +7.92
588 unweaned 588 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,087 -19.64
589 589 7 373.50 $373.50 $2,200 -5.88
611 unweaned 611 8 339.00 $339.00 $2,071 -15.56
612–633 624 28 337.00–363.50 $354.73 $2,214 -8.70
655 655 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,292 —
720–747 734 6 301.00–307.00 $304.06 $2,232 -11.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 unweaned 385 5 402.00 $402.00 $1,548 —
400 400 2 382.00 $382.00 $1,528 -21.34
408–440 unweaned 424 10 407.00–409.50 $408.30 $1,731 —
450–486 unweaned 477 8 378.00–400.00 $394.81 $1,883 -4.46
467–486 478 5 362.00–406.00 $388.82 $1,859 -3.38
513–530 unweaned 524 8 373.00–384.00 $377.04 $1,976 —
540 540 2 374.00 $374.00 $2,020 +12.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 4 374.00 $374.00 $1,526 +23.00
473 unweaned 473 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,797 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 376 10 378.00–380.00 $379.59 $1,427 —
428–448 unweaned 434 15 350.00–367.00 $358.59 $1,556 -9.67
427–443 438 7 337.00–346.00 $339.50 $1,487 -38.00
455–491 475 9 320.00–368.00 $341.03 $1,620 —
482–491 unweaned 486 10 332.00–345.00 $337.26 $1,639 +4.76
502 502 5 341.00 $341.00 $1,712 +7.42
510–545 unweaned 521 13 313.00–330.00 $324.42 $1,690 +3.47
568 568 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,789 +4.15
622–625 624 5 288.00–294.50 $291.91 $1,822 -7.08
742 742 3 274.00 $274.00 $2,033 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 448.00 $448.00 $1,389 +6.00
351–368 unweaned 360 9 388.00–400.00 $393.19 $1,415 —
433 433 5 391.00 $391.00 $1,693 +3.20
453–496 473 20 342.00–380.00 $355.83 $1,683 -8.12
480 unweaned 480 2 349.00 $349.00 $1,675 -19.39
507–545 526 17 331.00–349.00 $340.97 $1,794 -18.03
593 593 5 308.00 $308.00 $1,826 —
602 602 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,806 -6.00
660 660 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,934 -10.37
948 948 5 246.00 $246.00 $2,332 —
1080 1080 7 231.50 $231.50 $2,500 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,800 —
787 787 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,920 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1093 1093 4 224.00 $224.00 $2,448 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–520 509 10 349.00–372.00 $360.86 $1,837 —
600–622 611 7 322.00–335.00 $327.86 $2,003 +2.86
650–672 661 4 225.00–310.00 $266.79 $1,763 —
755 755 2 274.00 $274.00 $2,069 -13.00
820 820 2 249.00 $249.00 $2,042 —
860 860 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,668 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 unweaned 405 8 428.00 $428.00 $1,733 —
522 unweaned 522 8 361.00 $361.00 $1,884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,586 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1370 1230 80-85% 17 147.50–170.00 $154.12 $1,896 -1.95
1105–1535 1274 80-85% 14 143.00–150.00 $147.56 $1,880 —
1390 1390 80-85% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,876 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1150 1039 85-90% 21 127.00–148.00 $139.92 $1,454 —
1145 1145 85-90% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,729 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1645 1488 75-80% 11 143.50–151.00 $147.78 $2,199 -2.49
1615–1725 1670 75-80% 2 151.50–152.00 $151.74 $2,534 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1930 1714 7 180.00–191.00 $186.42 $3,195 —
1635–1980 1817 3 196.00–214.00 $206.44 $3,751 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
990–1475 1254 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 2,150.00–2,750.00 $2,492.42

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.